Cigar wrapper cutting mechanism



March 8, 1938. ANDERSON 2,110,190

, CIGAR WRAPPER CUTTING MECHANISM Filed Oct. 19,1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 lN vENTOR ATTORN EYS March 8, was. G ANDERSN 2,110,190

' CIGAR WRAPPER CUTTING MECHANISM Filed OCt. 19, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 @"Z 17 Z0 W 1'9 ATTOfiNEYS arch 8, 1938. N E 2,110,190

CIGAR WRAPPER CUTTING MECHANISM Filed Oct. 19, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 1 E INVENTOR i ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 8, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGAR WRAPPER CUTTING NEECHANISM Gustav, Anderson, Brooklyn,

Arenco Machine Company,

N. Y.,v assignor to Incorporated, New

14 Claims.

ing; the, out have not been of such nature as to locate the cut always in the same position in the wrapper. As a result, it has been. impossible uniformly to apply the, flag smoothly to the cigar 15; head.

This invention has for an. object to provide means for cutting a curved nick in the wrapper fiagj prior to delivery. of. the wrapper to the wrapper mechanism, of such nature that the nick is.

29,v always made in the same position on the wrapper.

Other objects, novel features and advantagesof' this invention will become apparent: from the following specification and accompanying drawings, whereinz.

Fig. 1 isa plan view of: wrapper cutting mechanism embodying the. invention;

Fig. 2 isa side elevation of said mechanism;

Fig. 3v isanenlarged fragmentary section on the: line 3-.-?; ofFig. 11;

Figs. 4, 5 and 6. are- ViBWS'OffmOdifiedj forms oi the invention;

Fig. 7 isa section ontheline 'l'-'! of Fig; 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of afurther modification;

Figs. 9;and.10 are sectional views of still further modifications;

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary plan View of a cigar making machine illustrating the wrapper cutting means and wrapper. applying means and trans-- .m fer, means;

Fig. 12 is view similar to- Fig. ILbutillus-trating, a further modification of the flag cutting. means;

Fig. 13- illustratesthe flag as out according to 45, previous practice, and

' Fig, 14; illustrates the flag as. out according to the presentv invention.

Referring first toFig. 11', lfliindicates the wrappercutter, I l indicates the mechanism for apply-- ing; the wrapper to acigarbunch: and l'2zindicatesv the1 carrier by which thewrapper istransferred from the wrappercutter to the wrapper roller;

The supporting arm. for the wrapper carrier isdesignated l3while-the carrier cam, is, designated;

I l. The three units just referreclto; are merely illustrative and the invention is not limited to machines having. units of the precise structure and arrangement shown.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 3' inclusive, i5 is a head slidably mounted on a rail I6 and means (not shown) are provided for reciprocating the same. A wrapper cutting die l! of standard structure is arranged adjacent the. path of movement of the head i5 which is. equipped with rollers l8. and. I9Lcooperative with the die in the usual manner to cut out a wrapper. An additional die 20: is arranged within the periphery-of the'die H and is at the same level as the die I'L A roller 2:1 is supported from the slide l5 for cooperation with the die' 20 tonick the flag, the die 20 being shaped to produce a curved cut which will insure smooth application of the flag to. the cigar head. The; die 202is in fixed position with respect toth'e diie H and therefore the flag cut. always bears a; given; relation to the" wrapper. The cutting edge of. the die 20 is a'continuation of the curve tangent to the junction of the cutting edge for the wrapper flag andthe' wrapper proper so. that when the wrapper is laidon the bunch the underlying wrapper conforms with. the shape of the. head of the launch.

The. rollers I8, t9 and 2| are supported for yielding Vertical movement. and each of the roll-' ers;is frusto-conical. The arrangement is. such that the roller l8 contacts onlywith the half of the die H adjacent the-slide l5? while the. roller I19I contactsronly, with the remaining half or the die H and neither of them contacts with. the die 20*. The arrangement of the roller 2| is such that itdoes not contact with: the' die H: but does contact with the die 20a With this arrangement, there is insured accurate cutting: of the wrapper without double" contact of parts of the die H: by the rollers. The purpose of having the rollers frusto-conical shaped is to insure good: contact along one-v edge or the die. to efi'ect a clean' cut.

Inathe-modificationshown: in Fig. 4', the roller 21' is cylindrical but. is so.supported. that its contact surface is oblique: to the plane of the dies: IT and 20 so that when it does contact the die 20; it will have the same efiect' as if it were frustoconical; Also, the angular relation of the roller. 2i is such that it clears the die H' and engages only theadie 202 The-bracket which supports'therollerZl is yieldably supported to permit vertical movement of the roller 21.

In: the modification disclosed. in; Fig.- 5; the roller 2| is cylindrical and issupportedina yoke,- 22: which ispivotediat. 2-3 to the outer end of the bracket 2i rigidly supported by the slide I52;

The inner end of the yoke 2| is pressed downwardly resiliently by the spring 25 (shown in dotted lines) which permits limited wobbling movement oi? the roller 2|, thereby insuring proper cutting contact with the die 20.

In the modification disclosed in Figs. 6 and 7, the die 20 is arranged with its upper edge slightly above the plane of the die ll. The roller 2| is cylindrical and has its axis horizontal. The bracket supporting the cylinder is mounted on the slide IS in such a way as to permit limited vertical movement of the roller, its downward movement being limited so that it just clears or rests lightly on the die l1. 7 over the die 20, it is brought into cutting contact therewith to form the flag nick. Likewise, with this arrangement of die 20, the roller 2| may be dispensed with if desired and the taper on the roller l8 so made that the surface of this roller will come into cutting contact with the die 20.

In the modification disclosed in Figs. 8 and 9, the die 20 is supported for yielding vertical movement with its top edge projecting slightly :above the level of the die ll. .With this arrangement, the roller 2| may be rigidly supported as the die 20 will yield to avoid harmful contact between the roller and the die. In the modification shown in Fig. 10, the top edge of the die 20 is properly shaped to co-operate with the roller l9 to cut the flag nick, thus obviating the requirement of an additional roller 2| for that purpose.

Referring now to Fig. 12, the wrapper carrier 12 is provided with a die 20a against which the wrapper rests while the carrier is transferring the wrapper from the cutter to the wrapper rolling mechanism. At some point in the path traversed by the carrier in delivering the wrapper, there is provided a roller 2 la with which the die 20a comes into cutting contact so that the flag cut is introduced into the wrapper before delivery thereof to the wrapper roller mechanism. In this modification, the-rollers l8 and I9 cooperate with the die ll in the same manner as previously described to cut the wrapper from a tobacco leaf.

Referring now to Figs. 13 and 14, Fig. 131 illustrates the hitherto customary flag out which it will be noted is straight while Fig. 14 illustrates the flag out according to the present invention, which it will be noted is curved.

As illustrated in Fig. 13, a wrapper having its flag out according to previous practice results in wrinkles when wrapped around the cigar head and the location of the flag cut is not uniform. When a cigar wrapper is out according to the present invention, the wrapper fits smoothly around the head and the flag cut is always located in the same position in the wrapper cut.

I claim:

1. In a cigar-making machine, a wrapper and fiag cutter, wrapping mechanism, means for delivering a wrapper from said cutter tosaid mechanism, and a flag nicker operative before the wrapper is delivered to said wrapping mechanism.

2. In a cigar-making machine, a wrapper and fiag cutter, wrapping mechanism, means for delivering a wrapper from said cutter to said mechanism, a flag nicker comprising relatively movable die and pressure members, and means for subjecting the flag of the wrapper to the action of said members prior to delivery of the wrapper to the wrapping mechanism.

3. In a cigar wrapper and flag cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired Thus, when it passes wrapper and flag, an additional die within the periphery of the main die, and rollers movable over said dies to cut out the desired wrapper and flag, and nick said flag.

4. In a cigar wrapper and fiag cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper and flag, an additional die within the periphery of the main die, rollers movable over said main die to cut out a wrapper and flag, and an additional roller movable over said additional die to nick said fiag.

5. In a cigar wrapper cutter, a main .die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper, tapered rollers movable over said die to cut out the desired wrapper, and an additional die within the periphery of the main die, said additional die being at a higher level than the main die and cooperating with one of said rollers to nick the flag of the wrapper.

6. In a cigar-making machine, a wrapper and flag cutter, wrapper mechanism,'means for delivering a wrapper and flag from said cutter to said wrapping mechanism, a die on said delivery means engageable with a wrapper and flag carried thereby, and means cooperative with said die to nick said flag prior to delivery of the Wrapper to the wrapping mechanism.

.7. In a cigar-making machine, a wrapper and flag cutter, wrapping mechanism, means for delivering a wrapper and flag from said cutter to said mechanism, a flag nicker comprising a die, a roller cooperative, therewith, and means for effecting relative movement of said die and roller in contact prior to delivery of the wrapper and flag to the wrapping mechanism.

8. In a cigar Wrapper and fiag cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper and flag, an additional die within the periphery of the main die, rollers movable over said main die to cut out a wrapper and flag, and an additional roller movable over said additional die to nick said flag, said main and additional dies having cutting edges lying in a common horizontal plane and said rollers having their die contacting surfaces oblique to said plane.

9. In a cigar wrapper cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper, an additional die within the periphery of the main die, rollers movable over said main die to cut out a wrapper, and an additional roller movable over said additional die to nick the flag of said wrapper, said main and additional dies having cutting edges lying in a common horizontal plane, said first rollers being tapered and having horizontal axes and said additional roller being cylindrical and having its axis oblique to said horizontal plane.

10. .In a cigar-making machine, a wrapper and flag cutter, wrapper mechanism, means for delivering a wrapper and flag from said cutter to said wrapping mechanism, a die on said delivery means engageable with a wrapper and flag carried thereby, and a roller engageable with said die to nick said fiag prior to delivery of the wrapper to the wrapping mechanism.

11. In a cigar wrapper cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper, an additional die member within the periphery of the main die, said additional die being at a higher level than the main die, rollers movable over said main die to cut out a wrapper, and an additional roller member movable over said additional die member to nick the flag of said wrapper, one of said last-named members being yieldably mounted.

12. In a cigar wrapper cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper, tapered rollers movable over said die to cut out the desired wrapper, and an arcuate additional die within the periphery of the main die, said additional die being at a higher level than the main die to cooperate with one of said rollers to nick the flag of the wrapper.

13. In a cigar wrapper cutter, a main die of the same configuration as the desired wrapper, rollers movable over said die to cut out the desired wrapper, an additional die within the periphery of the main die, and means cooperative therewith for cutting out the wrapper and nicking the flag thereof.

14. In a cigar making machine, a wrapper and flag cutter, wrapping mechanism, means for delivering a wrapper from said cutter to said mechanism, and a flag nicker associated with said cutter and operative before the wrapper is removed from said cutter.

GUSTAV ANDERSON. 

